Long March 6A lifted off from Taiyuan at 22:16 Beijing time on 13 January 2026 and placed Yaogan-50 01 into its planned orbit. CASC confirmed mission success and described it as the group's first space launch of the year. Both the rocket and satellite were developed under the group's Shanghai academy. The announced applications include land surveys, crop-yield estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation. Unpublished payload capabilities or orbital particulars are not inferred from the satellite designation. Long March 6A combines solid boosters with a liquid-propellant core and accommodates different single- and multi-satellite arrangements. Its published performance of at least 4.5 tonnes to a 700-kilometre Sun-synchronous orbit describes the vehicle's capability, not necessarily this payload's mass or actual orbit. The mission was the 624th flight of the Long March family. Other launches on the same date remain separate events. No photograph from the release is reused without verified rights.